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Are you buying many videos from iTunes?

A few.

Before videos were officially sold, I bought two albums that came with 'bonus videos'...

"Feel Good Inc (Bonus Video Version)," a Gorillaz track that came with four short cartoons, and a single+video of said single from Thievery Corporation (Warning Shots - Bonus Video Version.) (Before Apple trademarked 'vingle'.)

After the official intro of videos for sale, I bought the pilot of Lost, Pixar's 'For the Birds', and Madonna's 'Justify My Love'. (Just to have purchased one of each.) I bought Justify My Love mostly because I remember the hoo-hah over its release way back, and was curious to see if were selling the uncensored verison. (They are.)

Since then, I have added three episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("", the very first episode, "Don't Come Back Alive," and "Breakdown". Generally regarded as the best three episodes from the first season,) plus the three free TV shows (SciFi Inside - Battlestar Galactica, Mr. Monk and Other Detective, and Lazy Sunday.)

I've bought The Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood", The Postal Service's "Such Great Heights" (It's the music video that the Intel iMac TV commercial is based on. I've liked the song for a long time, and have had the album for a long time; the moment I found out the video had been added, I bought it,) and Primus' "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", (one of the greatest music videos of all time.) Plus the free KT Tunstall on the Today Show (oddly, it's misnamed as "Black Horse and Cherry Tree on the Today Show",) and Flypside's "Someday" (a.k.a. "The Olympics Video".)

Haven't bought any more shorts. (And I refuse to buy any of the SNL skits or talk show shorts. I want the whole episode, or the collections more resonably priced, dammit.)

Will I buy more? Only the 'best of the best' music videos (Maybe "Weapon of Choice", maybe Moby's "We're All Made of Stars",) and depending on what TV shows appear, maybe more of those.

So, I'm up to 5 'old' paid videos ('bonus videos' from before the video iPods, 1 is a music video, 4 are Gorillaz cartoons,) 9 'new' paid videos (4 music, 4 TV, 1 short,) and 5 free videos. (Not counting video podcasts, or videos imported into iTunes from other sources, like the various Apple TV ads.)
 
I downloaded my first TV show, Lost. My DVR screwed up so I grabbed it. I will be downloading Battlestar soon enough though.
 
jsw said:
Well, yes, but, for me, the thrill was gone when the "radar" showing KITT chasing the bad guy was the Auto Racing game from the Intellivision - which we had:
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I mean, it wasn't even close - the game was always going around corners in a suburban neighborhood, whereas, in the show, they were downtown. Geez.
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That's freakin' hilarious!!! I had that game, and I was a KR watcher, and I never noticed that!
 
Videos purchased

My wife and I do not have our tv hooked up - and we own season one of the office on DVD...so I have downloaded all 15 episodes from season 2- because the office is hilarious!!!! Those are the only episodes I have bought - i have ripped a lot of dvds to put onto my ipod. I love it!

I also downloaded some free videos - the olympic, the monk episode, lazy sunday...

The only bummer about purchasing the TV shows is that I am going to also have to buy the DVD in order to get deleted scenes, better video quality etc...oh well. The Office is definitely worth it! I did not want to have to wait for the DVD to come out so I was willing to pay 2 bucks for the episode after it comes out.

Now if they can only put Stargate SG-1 on itune - then I would be even more thrilled.
 
I have purchased 59 videos, every episode of Lost, every episode of Night Stalker, X-games, comedy central stuff, SNL stuff and some music videos.
 
Glenn Wolsey said:
So, are you using the video feature and purchasing many videos on the store?

I have purchased these:

- 5 Lost Episodes
- 1 Music Video
- 6 commercials

What about you, do you like the feature or not? What shows do you want added that would pull you in?
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If you're in New Zealand, how have you managed to buy TV Shows off iTunes?
 
I have bought 3 music videos:
Michael Jacksons "Thriller" and "Black or White"
and Tenacious D's "Tribute"

I bought "The Best of Dana Carvey" From SNL.

I also bought two Comedy Central Presents
- Dane Cook
- Godfrey

I have the two free videos as well.

I do rip a lot of my own DVDs to watch at my computer and when I eventually get an iPod with Video. I have tons of Family Guy, Simpsons, Futurama, and the rest of my "Best of _____ _____ " SNL collection. I try to get videos that are just as good to listen to as to watch, so comedy suites that well, where you don't have to look at the screen constantly to enjoy it.
 
I don't have a video iPod, but I do have some movies.

14 From the iTMS

1. Annapolis - Film Clip
Which was in the form of a podcast in the Movie Previews Section

2. Be My Escape
Which is a music video I bought

3. Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
Which was a free music video

4. Dare You to Move
Which is a music video I bought

5. 2 WireImage video podcasts
Which I just felt like getting a video podcast

6. Hoodwinked - 22 Minute Featurette
Which was a video podcast in the Movie Previews Section

7. Lazy Sunday
A free TV Show

8. Meant to Live
A Music Video I bought

9. Mr. Monk and the Other Detective
A free TV Show

10. Night Watch (NOCHNOI DOZOR)
A video podcast in the Movie Previews Section

11. Sci Fi Inside - Battlestar Galactica
A free TV Show

12. Flipsyde's Someday
A free Music Video

13. Take You Back
A Music Video I bought

14. The 23rd Psalm
An Episode of Lost I bought

36 Funny Videos from:
http://www.mp4videos.org/

And 19 Movie Previews from:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/

That's it, and I'll probably keep getting more and more that I like.
The reason I have videos but no iPod, is because the idea is just really cool, and I hope to someday get a video iPod.

I wish they would add stuff like High School Musical from Disney channel, and Drake and Josh.
 
I don't think that I ever would because it would be annoying to me to watch them on an iPod because I need closed captioning and I doubt that can work on an iPod or on the iTMS videos.
 
emw said:
I'm thinking of doing the same thing, but have yet to pull the trigger on it. I'm afraid they won't live up to my fond childhood memories.
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Hey, I am really happy so far. I have not be dissappointed at all...you should get them.:D
 
I have two videos and they both came free with an album I bought. I'm considering downloading The Office, though. I have an EyeTV 500 so I can jsut reocrd most of the shows with that.
 
i must admit. i got 30 bucks in iTunes gift certificates for Christmas. i've used them all on The Office. and now i've run out and am starting to spend real money. but i don't even have a TV so this pretty much is TV for me. the show really does re-view well, though, so it's been some good purchases.
 
The Office looks really good. Unfortunatly, I'm still waiting for the first season from Netflix, as it says Very Long Wait in the availability column...

I may just have to download The Booze Cruise, because mulitple people told me about that episode.
 
I buy none for 4 reasons:

1. iTMS is not available in Russia
2. I don't have iPod Video
3. I don't have a credit card
4. Even if I had all of the above, I wouldn't pay 2 $ for such silly things :D
 
I have bought two episodes of The Office. Those would be "The Dundies" and the christmas party one.

I also downloaded that free SNL skit, the one with redvines.
 
I will be getting Battlestar Galactica miniseries soon, just so i can have it. Then i will buy it on DVD when it doesn't cost 28 dollars
 
So far I've gotten every episode of lost that they have, plus season one of south park. I'm working on season 2 now. I like to be able to watch lost on my own time without having to go downstairs (the media room is in the basement) or deal with adverts. It goes well with the video ipod. The southpark is for when I'm coming down off something late at night and I need something to take my mind off it..
 
is it always so slow?

i have started my download of s. 1 of lost over a week ago, but still have 3 videos to go. this has got to be a record! i have an imac g2 w/2gb ram and itunes 6.0.2(23). help! it is driving me nuts. ok, more than usual.
gladys
 
Well I don't know what an imac G2 is but my G4 gets one episode in about 6 minutes with cable internet.
 
almiroty said:
i have started my download of s. 1 of lost over a week ago, but still have 3 videos to go. this has got to be a record! i have an imac g2 w/2gb ram and itunes 6.0.2(23). help! it is driving me nuts. ok, more than usual.
gladys
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iMac G2? Do you mean the second iMac's, the G4?
 
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